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Weather Park, Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s Son, Credits RZA For Mentorship

Weather Park, the son of the late Ol' Dirty Bastard, is a rising rapper who says he credits RZA for mentoring him in life and music. The post Weather Park, Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s Son, Credits RZA For Mentorship appeared first on The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media | Hip-Hop Wired.

Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s Widow Sues Wu-Tang Clan Productions For Unpaid Royalties

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bob Berg / Getty It’s been almost 18 years since the untimely death of Hip-Hop icon, Russell Tyrone Jones a.k.a Ol Dirty Bastard, and while his music still bumps in all corners of the Hip-Hop world his widow, Icelene Jones, is claiming that she isn’t getting any royalties from his music catalogue. According to Variety, Jones has filed a lawsuit against Wu-Tang Clan Productions on Tuesday (February 8) alleging that the production company hadn’t paid any royalties to the estate from 2011 to 2021, when it had sent a check for $130,000. Though the estate did receive some payments from Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp in 2019 and 2020, they allege that it was only a fraction of what they’re owed. In the suit the Jones estate state that over the last 10 ye...